john. >> and just this week so much going on in the region, going on in the world. the news of the israeli bomb strike in syria. news in the united states, hillary clinton's last day at the state department today. some significant events going on around the world. are these the types of things that authorities will be looking at to piece together if there was a motive behind whoever might be behind it? >> listen, no question that the tension in the region has been ratcheting up. not only because of the raging syrian civil war. with the u.s. backing the opposition and rebels, others like iran backing the syrian regime. under immense pressure and losing grund. but within the past 48 hours, reports that israel carried out air strikes against targets inside syria and promises of revenge coming not only from the syrian regime, but also its allies in lebanon, hezbollah, and from the iranian government. inside turkey, it's important to point out, john, there are a whole host of organizations that have carried out acts of political violence within the last five years, and,